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The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1940-02-07

1940-02-07-001

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Heading For Trouble?
It has long been forecast that the Land of the Rising
Sun was heading for more trouble. And serious trouble came
home to roost in Japan on January 26, when, at the instance
of the United States government, the American-Japanese
commercial treaty was concluded. As required by the terms
of the treaty, we gave Nippon notice of this six months ago,
and in the interim Japanese statesmen almost desperately
sought to patch matters up. But Washington was adamant.
8he difficulty of Japan's position is plain. The Japanese
are a proud and aggressive people, and they have been
taught by their leaders (particularly the army clique, which
is responsible only to the Erriperor, not to the civil government, and is almost all-powerful) that they are to achieve a
great destiny. No people is more imperialist-minded. And to
build an empire requires vast quantities of a long list of commodities, to say nothing of manpower. Japan has the manpower—her birth rate is the highest in the civilized world.
But she is poor in resources. Even to feed her people by low
Asiatic standards is an exceedingly difficult problem—visitors to Nippon ai-e always impressed by the fact that hardly
a foot of land is wasted, and that the highest ingenuity and
efficiency have been given to produce much from little.
It is to this country that Japan has looked for the bulk
of those essential commodities she cannot produce herself—
raw cotton, scrap metal, machinery, oil, wood pulp, pig iron,
etc. And, on top of that, this country has been the principal
purchaser of Japan's exports, of which raw silk is by far the
iriost important, followed by cotton cloth, tea, finished silk,
porcelain, and crab meat. About a third of Japan's imports
come from this country, and almost a third of her exports
normally are bought by us.
Denunciation of the treaty does not mean that Japanese-American trade will necessarily be changed to any extent. It does mean that, without notice, this government can
levy excessive taxes or tariffs against Japanese goods, can
embargo part of our Japan bound exports, and can do anything else it considers wise or necessary. Thus, the U. S., in
effect, holds an economic pistol pointed straight at Nippon's
heart.
Denunciation of the treaty resulted from two things:
our disapproval of Japan's conduct in China, coupled with
Japanese mistreatment of American individuals and property
in the Far East. Our nationals were never so badly treated
as, for instance, the Brititsh, but Japanese army authorities
have been far from gentle when American rights were concerned. And Washington observers think now that this government will not consider renewing the treaty until Japan
gives absolute guarantees that American rights will be fully
respected— and, in addition, that Japan agrees to respect
China's integrity, and to live up to the Kellogg pact which
outlaws war as an instrument of national policy. Furthermore, to bow to American pressure would mean a serious loss
of face—and that, in the orient, is the worst of dishonors.
The probability is that this government will turn the
economic heat on Japan slowly. First step is likely to be an
embargo on materials of war, including oil, scrap iron and
machinery. That would cost us money, of course, but it would
not be anywhere near as serious to us as'to the Japanese.
Japan takes only about 7 per cent of our exports, and we get
about 6 per cent of our imports from her.
The new Japanese premier, Admiral Yonai, is considered
a moderate who is more or less favorable to the U. S. But
jiistory indicates that premiers who displease the imperialist
army group don't last long. It's a good bet that our relations
with Japan will get materially Worse before they get better.
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VOL. 17—No. 15 -
NORTfE CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1940
?1.50 PER YEAR
Expect 150
Bpys Here
On Monday
Rabbi Charles Latz, Canton,
Will Speak to Hi-Y Youth
at County Council Meet at
High School
For the second time within a
week, North Canton becomes the
mecca for high school youth, when
150 boys comprising the Stark
County Hi-Y council, convenes at
the high school next Monday evening, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p. m.
Registration under the supervision of Logan Stahler will take
place beginning at 7 p. m. The two
North Canton Hi-Y clubs will serve
as ,hosts and be, in charge of all
arrangements. -
William Ashbaugh will serve as
general program chairman and preside at the business session. Other
members of the local committee in
charge at Dale Holl, refreshments;
and James Jester, entertainment
and invitations.
Following the entertainment portion of the program which will be
provided by the Rhythm boys;
guest speaker of the evening, Rabbi
Charles Latz of Canton, is to
speak on the subject, "World Problems."
Forrest Masterson of Louisville,
nresident of the county council,
will give the necessary remarks on
the accomplishments of Hi-Y clubs
over the nation and outline the possibilities of the Stark county clubs
being represented at the national
conference to be held in Oberlin
late in June.
13 Schools in Council
The council is made up of Hi-Y
clubs from Canal Fulton, Canton
township, East Canton, East Sparta, Hartville, Louisville, Marlboro,
Middlebranch, Minerva, Waynesburg, Magnolia, Greentown, and
North Canton. Of these schools,
Minerva, Louisville, and North
Canton will be represented by two
clubs as they have both the junior
and senior organizations.
Advisers who are expected to be
present are: Howard Selch, Canal
Fulton; Frank Tucek, Canton
township; Carl Hoffer, East Canton; Jack Brunner, East Sparta;
Roger Bishop, Hartville; Earl Walter and R. L. Moffett, Louisville;
Herman Lutz, Marlboro; D. I.
Heim, Middlebranch; J. F. Switzer,
Paul D. Haas, Minerva; Albert
Brown, Waynesburg; P. F. Kane,
Magnolia; Rev. M. D. Marston,
Greentown; William Nagel and
Wayne Russell, North Canton; Or-
ville Briner, town and city secretary for the Y. M. C. A.; and Jack
Coughlin, host for the Community
building.
Presidents of the various clubs
given in the same order as the advisers above are: Robert Shook,
Fred Siegfried, William Coy, Garry
Patterson, James Mullen, Don
Skellev and Forrest Masterson, Robert Nash, Robert Geib, Harry
George and John Gilgallon, Dean
Underwood, Kenneth Downes,
James Roth, Richard Kintz and
Glen Golloway.
Following the conclusion of the
nrogram a social hour will be held
for the youths at which time lunch
will be served.
Too Many Hogs
The farmers who raise the nation's pork are in a difficult position. The current crop of pigs is estimated by the Department of Commerce at more than 84,300,000 head—13,-
200,000 above the preceding year. The heavy production is
largely due to successive years of abnormally large corn
crops—and corn must find its way to market as live pigs.
On top of that, pork prices have been steadily going
down, and'during December were over $2.00 per CWT less
than the five year- average from! 1909 to 1914.
Last but not least, the war has reduced foreign demand
for pork to .extremely low levels.
That makes a depressing picture—but the bright side
has now appeared. For organized retailers have met the farmers' requests for assistance. The result "is a "National Econ-
. dmy Pork Sale" which is to be aggressively carried on during
two periods—February 1 to 10, and February 29 to March
9. Every knid of pork and pork product—loins, ribs, side
meat, lard, roasts, etc.—will be featured. The idea is to encourage the consumer to think about pork, talk about pork,
and buy pork.
' Good luck to the pork sale. Its success means much to
the farmers scattered throughout the states, whose purchasing power affects every commjunity in the land.
Keep Eyes On Farley
"Important political note, which seems to have passed the
rumor stage, is that Postmaster General Farley is at outs
with the President. In a recent speech he said flatly that he
put loyalty to the nation above loyalty to the Democratic
party.
Reason for the split is supposed to be Farley's opposition to the President seeking a third term. Further, it has
never been thought that Big Jim was a real New Dealer. He
inclines to conservatism by nature and by past association.
A Farley walk-out would be a blow to the White House.
Farley has a tremendous personal following—a strong and
genial personality, he makes and keeps friends. As head of
'one of the most effective political machines ever
developed in'this country, he knows how to get results. And
many a delegate at the next nominating convention will "ask
Jim?' before supporting or opposing any candidate.
A.number of political experts think that the President
could not win again if he lost the aid and backing of Farley.
So keep your eye on the Postmaster General.
Ice Makes Roads,
Walks, Slippery
Pedestrians, Motorists Doubly
Cautious Wednesday
Sidewalks lost their appeal to
early risers Wednesday morning
when they were greeted by a covering of ice which made walking
in the partially cleared road due
to passing automobiles a much easier task.
Motorists also operated their
vehicles with greater caution due
to the icy pavement.
The break in weather conditions
came on Tuesday when it rained
throughout most of the day and
turned into a light snow early in
the evening and then froze during
the night when the temperature
dropped.
City employees and store clerks
were out early sprinkling salt at
street intersections and in front of
the stores in an attempt to cut the
ice before the heavy pedestrian and
auto traffic, due to the influx of
workers to the Hoover plant, got
under way.
The rain also served to melt the
greater part of the snow covering
lawns and turned it instead into
lumpy masses of ice.
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Mrs. Cossaboom to Speak
Mrs. M. A. Cossaboom will speak
on the topic, "Heredity and Environment" at the meeting of the Pre-
School Mothers Study club which
is to be held Thursday evening,
Feb. 15 at 8 p. m. in the home of
Mrs. Gordon. Troxler,. 335 Edge-
wood street.
Mrs. Russell Swann and Mrs. L.
K. Acheson will serve as assistant
hostesses. All mothers of preschool children are invited to attend.
Stortz Escapes
Serious Injuries
Car Strikes Culvert at Foot
of Sand Hill Thursday
George Stortz, Jr. of Witwer
street, had a narrow escape from
serious injury last Thursday evening when the car he was driving
skidded on the curve at the ;Lot-
tom of Sa'id Hill and crashed heau-
or. into th.j culvert.
The force of the impact against
the culvert, which has been the jinx
of many motorists coming down
the hill, almost completely demolished the front end of the car.
Stortz todk most of the shock of
the impact in his legs, though he
was thrown against the steering
wheel, almost snapping it off. He
received several bruises and a few
cuts with injuries for the most part
being confined ot his legs.
The pavement was very slippery
at the time due to the drizzle
which had fallen most of the day
and had started to freeze over.
The bottom of this hill is definitely known as a driving hazard
due to the reverse bank on the
curve and has been responsible for
for the smashing of several cars
even in dry weather.
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Local School
Host To
Thespians
17 Schools Represented in
Annual Debate, Oratorical,
and Dramatic Reading Event Held on Saturday
Paul Christman
Given Citation
Maintains High Record With
P. H. Davis Company
Paul R. Christman, local; repre-
Hooked Rug Show Opens
Strasburg, O., Feb. 7—The national hooked rug exhibit __ which
opened at the Garver Bros, company in Strasburg, Saturday, attracted a huge crowd of people interested in the art of rug hooking.
One hundred thirty-six rugs are
on display and represent almost
every pattern and design familiar
to this field.
The exhibit is open from 8 a. m.
-to 5:30 p. m. week /lays and until.
9 p. m. Saturdays. It will not be|
open Sundays.
sentative of the P. H. Davis Tail
oring company of Cincinnati for
the past four years, has been elected to membership in that firm's legion of merit for distinguished
service and meritorious selling performance according to word received here recently. «
_ Mr. Christman's service places
him in the gold star group, which
designates the equivalent of two
to five years in sales and measuring expereince. The citation was
personally signed by Noah H.
Davis, president of the company.
Mr. Christman together -with his
wife will again conduct an exhibit
at the American and Canadian
Sportsmen show in the Cleveland
auditorium. He is also the nortn-
ern Ohio representative for the
Berlin Glove company of Berlin,
Wis., manufacturers of custom-
made sportswear.
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TO PRESENT PLAY
Women's Missionary Society of Reformed Church Plan Event
The Women's Missionary society
of Zion Reformed church will hold
an all-day meeting at the church
on Thursday, Feb. 8..
The program is scheduled to get
under way at 10 a. m. with Mrs.
Coulter of the Way Side Mission
as the morning speaker. Lunch will
be served for the group at 11:30.
In the afternoon, eight members
of the society will present "Women
and the Way." The session is to
start at 1:30 p. m.
Senior Mothers to Meet
Senior Mothers Study group will
meet Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15
at 1:30 in the home of Mrs. W. C.
Elson, 953 S. Main street.
Guest speaker will be Mrs. Beth
Shorb who will speak on the subject of "Books." Mrs. G. F. Harsh-
man will be assisting hostess.
Approximately 150 students from
17 Stark county schools converged
on North Canton Saturday to participate in the annual debate, ora-
torial, and dramatic reading contests held in the North Canton
grade and high school buildings.
In the debate division, Louisville
annexed first place winning 9 of
10, Marlboro was second with 8,
Hartville 7 for third, while North
Canton, Middlebranch, Waynesburg,
Canal Fulton, and Jackson township by winning, 6 of 10, tied for
fourth.
Schools which also participated
in this division were Beach City,
Navarre, Minerva, Uniontown, Canton Township, East Sparta andj
Brewster. J
Have 75 Debates
The teams debated five complete
rounds refending both sides of the
question, "Resolved: The federal
government should own the railroads." All told there was a total
of 75 debates. Judges were individual coaches of the various
teams.
North Canton was represented
on the affirmative by Kenneth and
Karl Schug and Richard Claypool,
while the negative was handled by
Wesley Leibtag, Charles Howes,
and Ladine Roberts. The teams
were made up of one senior,. one
junior and four sophomores and
were coached by Mr. Russell and
Mr. Miller.
Preliminary rounds of the dramatic reading contest which had
29 contestants were run off in the
prade building starting at 9 a. m.
with the judges selecting eight to
compete in the finals held in the
high school auditorium.
Jackson Dominates Reading
First place was won by June
Baird of Jackson township, second
by Shirley Bear of Jackson and
third by Dorothy Dudley of Louisville. Judges were Florence Buchanan of North Canton, Annetta
Ogg of Beach City and Arlene
Frederick of Canton Township. W.
C. Hushour of Greentown served as
chairman.
Twenty-two contestants competed in the oratorical section with
first place going to Freda Ray of
Minerva. Her oration was entitled
"Convictions." Richard Shetler of
Canal Fulton or "Problems For
Youth Today" earned him second
place while Ethel Snyder of Louisville was third place winner. Her
oration was No. 1 Problem."
T. C. Knapp, assistant superintendent of the county, served as chairman.
Participating schools were Louisville, Marlboro, Hartville, Middle-
branch, Waynesburg, Canal Fulton,
Jackson township, Beach City, Navarre, Minerva, Uniontown, Canton
township, East Sparta, Brewster,
East Canton, Greentown, and.
North Canton. j
Scouts Celebrate
30th Anniversary
President Roosevelt to Broadcast Thursday Evening
Today, February 8, the Boy
Scouts of America commence the
celebration of their thirtieth anniversary. Just thirty years ago an
unitentified English scout directed
W. D. Boyce, a Chicago publisher,
to his destination during a London
fog. The publisher, impressed by
the lad's prompt and cheery service offered him a shilling. The
scout replied "No, sir, I am a
Scout, Scouts do not accept tips
for courtesies." Mr. Boyce impressed by this act of kindness^ obtained
all the available information about
scouting and returned to America
with the determination to bring
scouting to America. Thus began
the largest and finest boys organization in America.
The President of the United
States shall formally extend his
greetings to the nation's scouts by
means of a special broadcast over
all the networks at 10:30 p. m. on
Thursday evening February 8.
President Walter W. Head of the
Boy Scouts of America and James
E. West, chief scout executive,
shall lead the scouts in this rededi-
cation service.
Troop 35 opened the local celebration last Sunday evening when
they participated in the Catholic
investiture ceremony held at St.
Peter's church, Canton:
Rev. Fr. Marceau, opened the
service with an address on scout-
ing's relation to the scout's practice of religion and_ stated that
scouting not only aids the boy in
becoming an ideal citizen but also
helps him develop spriitually. Immediately following Fr. Marceu's
address was the formal investiture
of fifty tenderfoot scouts. Troop 35
scouts who received neckerchiefs
and tenderfoot badges were Don
Festerly, Jack Bernard and James,
and Don Harrison. Fr. Heuman
then elaborated on the scout law
reverence and praised the scouting
organization for its splendid accomplishments. Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament was then given
by Monsig. Habig, pastor of St.
Peter's church. Taps then concluded the ceremony.
Members of troop 35 will attend
8:30 mass in a.body next Sunday.
Troop 35 members are urged to be
present in their uniforms.
Troop 1 will sponsor a unique
investiture next Sunday evening
February 11, at the Reformed
church at 7:30 p. m. The troop's
scoutmaster, Charles Smith
and Addison Roberts, assistant
scoutmaster, aided by the staff
members will execute the investiture, Frank Hoare and
Ralph Osborne, commissioners, will
also have a part to attend. Several
officials from the Canton office
have been invited to attend. Alva
Fye, a former Cub scout is to be
invested with a special ceremony
which is used only for admitting
Cubs into a scout troop. Other boys
to be invested are Arthur Schneider, Wendell Rice, Richard Meyers,
James Swearengin, Don Stover,
and Phil Meismer.
Troop 1 will also sponsor a
scouting window display. The display will be in the window of the
Royer Food Market on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of _ next
week. The array of articles will include handicraft articles made by
the scouts and other scouting articles of interest to the public.
Troop 10 members shall hold
their scout week church service
next Sunday morning when they
all attend church in uniform.
Two Seriously Injured
When Car Hits Culvert
Slippery Pavement, Reverse Bank in Road at Foot of Sand
Hill Blamed for Accident; Neighbors Extricate Injured
Men From Demolished Roadster
dropped several feet over the
Rites Held For
Arnold E. Post
The culvert on the south side of the road east of the
curve at the bottom of Sand Hill, late Tuesday afternoon
added two more names to the rapidly growing list of motorists who have met with accidents at this point when a roadster under the operation of Millard' Combs, 19, of Atwater,
skidded out of control, smashed into the culvert and then
bank, into a small creek.
With Combs at the time of the
accident was Charles Howell, 29,
of 1611 2nd. street NE., Canton,
who sustained internal injuries.
Combs received a fractured right
leg and was thought to be suffering from a possible skull fracture.
Apparently En Route To Work
According to all indications, the
men were en route to work at the
time of the accident, as a lunch
pail, thrown clear of the car resulting in a broken thermos bottle, was
leaking milk.
Though there was nothing to indicate what actually caused the
crash it is thought that due to the
slippery pavement, Combs lost control of the car as it left the concrete section of the road and struck
the reverse bank of the brick section.
The impact completely demolished the entire front end of the car
and broken pieces of the motor,
headlights, etc., were scattered
over the roadway. The car finally
wound up over the bank, facing
south.
Neighbors Aid Rescue Work
The sound of the crash brought
neighbors in the vicinity hurrying
to the scene and several of them
aided in extricating- Combs from
the wreckage where he had been
trapped with head almost hanging
in the water. Howell had been
thrown clear and was lying face
down in the creek when rescuers
arrived. They pulled him out, and
immediately summoned doctors and
ambulances.
The injured men were rushed to
Mercy hospital in Lewis and Greenho and Wackerly ambulances where
attendants today (Wednesday) described their condition as fair.
Deputy Sheriffs Schbndel and
Wiggins investigated the accident
as did the state highway patral.
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Rotary Enjoys
Sound Movies
Died Monday in Home After
Lingering Illness
Funeral services were held this
afternoon (Wednesday) at 3 p. m.
in Community Christian church in
charge of the Rev. M. A. Cossaboom, for Arnold E. Post, 36, who
died Monday at his home on Don-
ner road. He had been ill for several months.
Mr. Post was employed at the
Hoover company and at the time
of his death was assistant manager
of the factory service department.
Prominent in athletics, he was a
member of/ various teams at the
Community building. He was also
a member of the Community Christian church Sunday-school orchestra.
The body was taken to the
church at 11:30 this morning and
the casket remained open until the
service. Burial was made in the
North Canton cemetery by Lewis
parlors.
He is survived by his wife,
Frances; two daughters, Peggy and
Patsy of the home; three brothers,
.George and Harold both of North
I Canton and Arthur of Canton and
a sister, Evelyn Post, of North
Canton.
PTA To Discuss
Modern Problem
'Youth vs. Parents" Subject
of Council Meeting
80 Women At
Play Review
Woman's Club Holds Colonial
Tea Monday Afternoon
About eighty members and
guests of the North Canton Woman's club attended the colonial
tea and play review held in the
Community building Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Foster Crawford, president
of the club, welcomed the guests
and announced that the election of
officers would take place at the
first meeting in April.
Mrs. Clark Wehl, accompanied
by Mrs. Ward Mathie opened the
program with a group of songs.
Her numbers were: "Chester" by
Billings and "The Way. Worn Traveler" by Arnold.
A dramatic review of the Kaufman-Hart play, "The American
Way" was given by • Mrs. Beth
Shorb. The play is a condensation
of 42 years of American patriotism.
Receptionists were Mrs. H. L.
Schug and Mrs. C. R. Mummery.
Mrs. Catherine Cox and Mrs. Foster Crawford poured. Mrs. Wilbur
Howe served as chairman of the
tea committee.
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Mrs. William Lorenz has returned from Horseheads, N. Y.,
where she attended the funeral of
"Modern Youth vs. Old Fashioned Parents" will be the subject of
the panel discussion planned for
the meet of the Stark County
Council of the P.-T. A. at Genoa.
Monday evening, Feb. 12 at 8 p. m.
O. W. Briner of the Canton Y.
M. C. A. will serve as discussion
leader.
The young people's case will be
presented by Eleanor Rubright of
North Canton, Bob Humbert of
Middlebranch, Alice Ruth Schu
macher of Louisville, and Marvin
Oswald of Hartville, now attending
Kent State university.
Russell Shetler, member of the
county school board, who will represent the parents, lives in the vicinity of Navarre.
Others who are expected to be
at the meeting and take an active
part in the program are Howard
Faurer, Canal Fulton's superintendent of schools; J. F. Switzer, principal at Minerva and also a Hi-Y
adviser; Miss Frances Seederly,
girl's activities director of North
Canton's Community building; and
Miss Addis Bathelmerh. head of the
extension bureau of farm women.
Services Held For
Hartville Man
her brother, Sam Ball. Four brothers survive, Richard of Ft.
Wayne, Ind., Charles and Joseph
of Chicago and Harry of St. Paul, |
Minn.
H. L. Wertenberger Succumbs
in Home Saturday
Funerel services were held Monday afternoon in the home of W.
Maple street for Howard Lee Wertenberger, 48, lifetime resident of
Hartville and vicinity who died
Saturday morning in his home following a cerebral hemorrhage on
the night of January 15.
Mr. Wertenberger had operated
the meat market in the Acme store
for the past five years and prior to
that was proprietor of a grocery
and general merchandise store.
He was a member of the James
H. Young Post of the American
Legion, member of Emmanual Lutheran church and one of the organizers of the volunteer fire department and served in the capacity of chief since its inception.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary; two daughters, Arlene and
Ruth; three sisters, Mrs. Nelson
Hostettler and -Mrs. Norman
Werstler of Hartville, Mrs. Nelson
Stambaugh of North Canton; and
one brother, Charles Turner of
Louisville.
The Rev. H. C. Roehner, new
pastor of the Lutheran church, officiated at the services and burial
was in Mt. Peace cemetery with
I military honors.
Greentown Couple Will Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary Next Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Mathias McCrack-
en will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary February 11 in
their home at Greentown.
Mr. and Mrs. McCracken were
married February 11, 1875 at Uniontown, by the Rev. Mr. Burch.
Mr. McCracken is 89 and Mrs. McCracken 82. Mr. McCracken prides
himself on the fact that he is one
of the few people around -here who
saw and heard Abraham Lincoln.
It was in September 1860 at Fort
Wayne, Ind., that he and his father
I were within two hundred feet of
Lincoln when he gave his talk. McCracken rememhers Lincoln as tall,
very dark with a strong and commanding voice.
McCracken was born in a two
room log cabin a mile southwest
of Greentown, Oct. 29, 1850. Mrs.
McCracken was bom in Pennsylvania. Much of Mr. McCracken's boy
hood was lived iri and near Fort.
Wayne, where very often Indians
came to his home for food. They
would wait until the men" would go
to the fields out of sight, then
would demand food from the wo
men. His work on his father's farm
was to keep the deer and wild turkeys out of the wheat field, this
was done by having a path around
the field and 'it was his duty to patrol the path.
He says the story about the big
bad wolf coming down the chimney was a true fact in some of the
cabins. He remembers well one
night while visiting a boy friend
and sitting in front of the fire
place after the fire became low,
they heard a noise at the top of the
chimney, they quickly built up the
fire, thereby changing the mind of
the wolf.
There were many wild hogs near
his home and says a neighbor child
was killed- by them.
Mrs. McCracken although 82
years of age retains that twinkle
in her eyes that must have been
there when she married Mathias 65
years ago.
They have two sons, Clinton C.
of Cuyahoga Falls and Curtis E.
of Monroe Falls, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Shown Vast Working of Bell
Telephone System
Two representatives of the Ohio
Bell Telephone company present at
the Rotary meeting Thursday evening spoke and showed sound movies of the vast working of the
Bell system to club members.
The pictures covergd the different phases of American life now
dependent upon the telephone system and the manufacturing and operation of the network of the industry.
One film showed the laying of
the underwater cable across San
Farncisco bay while another portrayed the use of phones in airplane service, one of the great improvements made in the last few
years.
One of the most interesting films
shown was that of the hurricane .
which swept the New England
states and Canada in September of
1938. It showed the efficiency and
importance of the system in meeting an emergency that destroyed
thousands of dollars worth of property, marooned and cut off communications from many cities and
states. However within a short time
men and trucks from 20 states
were rushed to the stricken area
and soon had the poles, lines, and
cables fixed and replaced.
Thursday evening of this week
I the Rotary-Anns will entertain
'their husbands with a Valentine
party in the Community Christian
church at 6:30.
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Forum Postponed
Pierre Van Paassen to Lecture in April
The Town Hall committee, sponsors of the annual series of lecture-forums held at the Trinity Reformed church, have received notice of the_ illness of Pierre Van
Paassen, who was scheduled to appear as the closing lecturer on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 14.
At the same time, they were requested if possible to postpone his
appearance until Wednesday, April
17, which they have decided to do.
Those who have already participated in the first three of the series were H. V. Kaltenborn, Rt.
Hon. Alfred Duff Cooper, and the
Chicago Round table, made up of
Maynard C. Krueger, Dr. Walter
H. C. Laves, and Quincy Wright.
CHARLES YOUNG DEAD
Services Held Tuesday For Hart-
ville Resident
On Tuesday afternoon, funeral
rites were held in the Bogard funeral home at Hartville for Charles
Young, 68, who died shortly after
being admitted to Aultman hospital on Saturday.
Mr. Young had been working on
the Fred J. Rayot farm east of
Hartville for the past year.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Vema Nickerson of Cleveland and Mrs. Gladys Baccaro of
Newark, N. J.; one grandson; a ria-..
ter, Mrs. Ida Kelly of Canton and
brother, Frank of St. Louis. *•
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Heading For Trouble?
It has long been forecast that the Land of the Rising
Sun was heading for more trouble. And serious trouble came
home to roost in Japan on January 26, when, at the instance
of the United States government, the American-Japanese
commercial treaty was concluded. As required by the terms
of the treaty, we gave Nippon notice of this six months ago,
and in the interim Japanese statesmen almost desperately
sought to patch matters up. But Washington was adamant.
8he difficulty of Japan's position is plain. The Japanese
are a proud and aggressive people, and they have been
taught by their leaders (particularly the army clique, which
is responsible only to the Erriperor, not to the civil government, and is almost all-powerful) that they are to achieve a
great destiny. No people is more imperialist-minded. And to
build an empire requires vast quantities of a long list of commodities, to say nothing of manpower. Japan has the manpower—her birth rate is the highest in the civilized world.
But she is poor in resources. Even to feed her people by low
Asiatic standards is an exceedingly difficult problem—visitors to Nippon ai-e always impressed by the fact that hardly
a foot of land is wasted, and that the highest ingenuity and
efficiency have been given to produce much from little.
It is to this country that Japan has looked for the bulk
of those essential commodities she cannot produce herself—
raw cotton, scrap metal, machinery, oil, wood pulp, pig iron,
etc. And, on top of that, this country has been the principal
purchaser of Japan's exports, of which raw silk is by far the
iriost important, followed by cotton cloth, tea, finished silk,
porcelain, and crab meat. About a third of Japan's imports
come from this country, and almost a third of her exports
normally are bought by us.
Denunciation of the treaty does not mean that Japanese-American trade will necessarily be changed to any extent. It does mean that, without notice, this government can
levy excessive taxes or tariffs against Japanese goods, can
embargo part of our Japan bound exports, and can do anything else it considers wise or necessary. Thus, the U. S., in
effect, holds an economic pistol pointed straight at Nippon's
heart.
Denunciation of the treaty resulted from two things:
our disapproval of Japan's conduct in China, coupled with
Japanese mistreatment of American individuals and property
in the Far East. Our nationals were never so badly treated
as, for instance, the Brititsh, but Japanese army authorities
have been far from gentle when American rights were concerned. And Washington observers think now that this government will not consider renewing the treaty until Japan
gives absolute guarantees that American rights will be fully
respected— and, in addition, that Japan agrees to respect
China's integrity, and to live up to the Kellogg pact which
outlaws war as an instrument of national policy. Furthermore, to bow to American pressure would mean a serious loss
of face—and that, in the orient, is the worst of dishonors.
The probability is that this government will turn the
economic heat on Japan slowly. First step is likely to be an
embargo on materials of war, including oil, scrap iron and
machinery. That would cost us money, of course, but it would
not be anywhere near as serious to us as'to the Japanese.
Japan takes only about 7 per cent of our exports, and we get
about 6 per cent of our imports from her.
The new Japanese premier, Admiral Yonai, is considered
a moderate who is more or less favorable to the U. S. But
jiistory indicates that premiers who displease the imperialist
army group don't last long. It's a good bet that our relations
with Japan will get materially Worse before they get better.
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NORTfE CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1940
?1.50 PER YEAR
Expect 150
Bpys Here
On Monday
Rabbi Charles Latz, Canton,
Will Speak to Hi-Y Youth
at County Council Meet at
High School
For the second time within a
week, North Canton becomes the
mecca for high school youth, when
150 boys comprising the Stark
County Hi-Y council, convenes at
the high school next Monday evening, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p. m.
Registration under the supervision of Logan Stahler will take
place beginning at 7 p. m. The two
North Canton Hi-Y clubs will serve
as ,hosts and be, in charge of all
arrangements. -
William Ashbaugh will serve as
general program chairman and preside at the business session. Other
members of the local committee in
charge at Dale Holl, refreshments;
and James Jester, entertainment
and invitations.
Following the entertainment portion of the program which will be
provided by the Rhythm boys;
guest speaker of the evening, Rabbi
Charles Latz of Canton, is to
speak on the subject, "World Problems."
Forrest Masterson of Louisville,
nresident of the county council,
will give the necessary remarks on
the accomplishments of Hi-Y clubs
over the nation and outline the possibilities of the Stark county clubs
being represented at the national
conference to be held in Oberlin
late in June.
13 Schools in Council
The council is made up of Hi-Y
clubs from Canal Fulton, Canton
township, East Canton, East Sparta, Hartville, Louisville, Marlboro,
Middlebranch, Minerva, Waynesburg, Magnolia, Greentown, and
North Canton. Of these schools,
Minerva, Louisville, and North
Canton will be represented by two
clubs as they have both the junior
and senior organizations.
Advisers who are expected to be
present are: Howard Selch, Canal
Fulton; Frank Tucek, Canton
township; Carl Hoffer, East Canton; Jack Brunner, East Sparta;
Roger Bishop, Hartville; Earl Walter and R. L. Moffett, Louisville;
Herman Lutz, Marlboro; D. I.
Heim, Middlebranch; J. F. Switzer,
Paul D. Haas, Minerva; Albert
Brown, Waynesburg; P. F. Kane,
Magnolia; Rev. M. D. Marston,
Greentown; William Nagel and
Wayne Russell, North Canton; Or-
ville Briner, town and city secretary for the Y. M. C. A.; and Jack
Coughlin, host for the Community
building.
Presidents of the various clubs
given in the same order as the advisers above are: Robert Shook,
Fred Siegfried, William Coy, Garry
Patterson, James Mullen, Don
Skellev and Forrest Masterson, Robert Nash, Robert Geib, Harry
George and John Gilgallon, Dean
Underwood, Kenneth Downes,
James Roth, Richard Kintz and
Glen Golloway.
Following the conclusion of the
nrogram a social hour will be held
for the youths at which time lunch
will be served.
Too Many Hogs
The farmers who raise the nation's pork are in a difficult position. The current crop of pigs is estimated by the Department of Commerce at more than 84,300,000 head—13,-
200,000 above the preceding year. The heavy production is
largely due to successive years of abnormally large corn
crops—and corn must find its way to market as live pigs.
On top of that, pork prices have been steadily going
down, and'during December were over $2.00 per CWT less
than the five year- average from! 1909 to 1914.
Last but not least, the war has reduced foreign demand
for pork to .extremely low levels.
That makes a depressing picture—but the bright side
has now appeared. For organized retailers have met the farmers' requests for assistance. The result "is a "National Econ-
. dmy Pork Sale" which is to be aggressively carried on during
two periods—February 1 to 10, and February 29 to March
9. Every knid of pork and pork product—loins, ribs, side
meat, lard, roasts, etc.—will be featured. The idea is to encourage the consumer to think about pork, talk about pork,
and buy pork.
' Good luck to the pork sale. Its success means much to
the farmers scattered throughout the states, whose purchasing power affects every commjunity in the land.
Keep Eyes On Farley
"Important political note, which seems to have passed the
rumor stage, is that Postmaster General Farley is at outs
with the President. In a recent speech he said flatly that he
put loyalty to the nation above loyalty to the Democratic
party.
Reason for the split is supposed to be Farley's opposition to the President seeking a third term. Further, it has
never been thought that Big Jim was a real New Dealer. He
inclines to conservatism by nature and by past association.
A Farley walk-out would be a blow to the White House.
Farley has a tremendous personal following—a strong and
genial personality, he makes and keeps friends. As head of
'one of the most effective political machines ever
developed in'this country, he knows how to get results. And
many a delegate at the next nominating convention will "ask
Jim?' before supporting or opposing any candidate.
A.number of political experts think that the President
could not win again if he lost the aid and backing of Farley.
So keep your eye on the Postmaster General.
Ice Makes Roads,
Walks, Slippery
Pedestrians, Motorists Doubly
Cautious Wednesday
Sidewalks lost their appeal to
early risers Wednesday morning
when they were greeted by a covering of ice which made walking
in the partially cleared road due
to passing automobiles a much easier task.
Motorists also operated their
vehicles with greater caution due
to the icy pavement.
The break in weather conditions
came on Tuesday when it rained
throughout most of the day and
turned into a light snow early in
the evening and then froze during
the night when the temperature
dropped.
City employees and store clerks
were out early sprinkling salt at
street intersections and in front of
the stores in an attempt to cut the
ice before the heavy pedestrian and
auto traffic, due to the influx of
workers to the Hoover plant, got
under way.
The rain also served to melt the
greater part of the snow covering
lawns and turned it instead into
lumpy masses of ice.
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Mrs. Cossaboom to Speak
Mrs. M. A. Cossaboom will speak
on the topic, "Heredity and Environment" at the meeting of the Pre-
School Mothers Study club which
is to be held Thursday evening,
Feb. 15 at 8 p. m. in the home of
Mrs. Gordon. Troxler,. 335 Edge-
wood street.
Mrs. Russell Swann and Mrs. L.
K. Acheson will serve as assistant
hostesses. All mothers of preschool children are invited to attend.
Stortz Escapes
Serious Injuries
Car Strikes Culvert at Foot
of Sand Hill Thursday
George Stortz, Jr. of Witwer
street, had a narrow escape from
serious injury last Thursday evening when the car he was driving
skidded on the curve at the ;Lot-
tom of Sa'id Hill and crashed heau-
or. into th.j culvert.
The force of the impact against
the culvert, which has been the jinx
of many motorists coming down
the hill, almost completely demolished the front end of the car.
Stortz todk most of the shock of
the impact in his legs, though he
was thrown against the steering
wheel, almost snapping it off. He
received several bruises and a few
cuts with injuries for the most part
being confined ot his legs.
The pavement was very slippery
at the time due to the drizzle
which had fallen most of the day
and had started to freeze over.
The bottom of this hill is definitely known as a driving hazard
due to the reverse bank on the
curve and has been responsible for
for the smashing of several cars
even in dry weather.
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Local School
Host To
Thespians
17 Schools Represented in
Annual Debate, Oratorical,
and Dramatic Reading Event Held on Saturday
Paul Christman
Given Citation
Maintains High Record With
P. H. Davis Company
Paul R. Christman, local; repre-
Hooked Rug Show Opens
Strasburg, O., Feb. 7—The national hooked rug exhibit __ which
opened at the Garver Bros, company in Strasburg, Saturday, attracted a huge crowd of people interested in the art of rug hooking.
One hundred thirty-six rugs are
on display and represent almost
every pattern and design familiar
to this field.
The exhibit is open from 8 a. m.
-to 5:30 p. m. week /lays and until.
9 p. m. Saturdays. It will not be|
open Sundays.
sentative of the P. H. Davis Tail
oring company of Cincinnati for
the past four years, has been elected to membership in that firm's legion of merit for distinguished
service and meritorious selling performance according to word received here recently. «
_ Mr. Christman's service places
him in the gold star group, which
designates the equivalent of two
to five years in sales and measuring expereince. The citation was
personally signed by Noah H.
Davis, president of the company.
Mr. Christman together -with his
wife will again conduct an exhibit
at the American and Canadian
Sportsmen show in the Cleveland
auditorium. He is also the nortn-
ern Ohio representative for the
Berlin Glove company of Berlin,
Wis., manufacturers of custom-
made sportswear.
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TO PRESENT PLAY
Women's Missionary Society of Reformed Church Plan Event
The Women's Missionary society
of Zion Reformed church will hold
an all-day meeting at the church
on Thursday, Feb. 8..
The program is scheduled to get
under way at 10 a. m. with Mrs.
Coulter of the Way Side Mission
as the morning speaker. Lunch will
be served for the group at 11:30.
In the afternoon, eight members
of the society will present "Women
and the Way." The session is to
start at 1:30 p. m.
Senior Mothers to Meet
Senior Mothers Study group will
meet Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15
at 1:30 in the home of Mrs. W. C.
Elson, 953 S. Main street.
Guest speaker will be Mrs. Beth
Shorb who will speak on the subject of "Books." Mrs. G. F. Harsh-
man will be assisting hostess.
Approximately 150 students from
17 Stark county schools converged
on North Canton Saturday to participate in the annual debate, ora-
torial, and dramatic reading contests held in the North Canton
grade and high school buildings.
In the debate division, Louisville
annexed first place winning 9 of
10, Marlboro was second with 8,
Hartville 7 for third, while North
Canton, Middlebranch, Waynesburg,
Canal Fulton, and Jackson township by winning, 6 of 10, tied for
fourth.
Schools which also participated
in this division were Beach City,
Navarre, Minerva, Uniontown, Canton Township, East Sparta andj
Brewster. J
Have 75 Debates
The teams debated five complete
rounds refending both sides of the
question, "Resolved: The federal
government should own the railroads." All told there was a total
of 75 debates. Judges were individual coaches of the various
teams.
North Canton was represented
on the affirmative by Kenneth and
Karl Schug and Richard Claypool,
while the negative was handled by
Wesley Leibtag, Charles Howes,
and Ladine Roberts. The teams
were made up of one senior,. one
junior and four sophomores and
were coached by Mr. Russell and
Mr. Miller.
Preliminary rounds of the dramatic reading contest which had
29 contestants were run off in the
prade building starting at 9 a. m.
with the judges selecting eight to
compete in the finals held in the
high school auditorium.
Jackson Dominates Reading
First place was won by June
Baird of Jackson township, second
by Shirley Bear of Jackson and
third by Dorothy Dudley of Louisville. Judges were Florence Buchanan of North Canton, Annetta
Ogg of Beach City and Arlene
Frederick of Canton Township. W.
C. Hushour of Greentown served as
chairman.
Twenty-two contestants competed in the oratorical section with
first place going to Freda Ray of
Minerva. Her oration was entitled
"Convictions." Richard Shetler of
Canal Fulton or "Problems For
Youth Today" earned him second
place while Ethel Snyder of Louisville was third place winner. Her
oration was No. 1 Problem."
T. C. Knapp, assistant superintendent of the county, served as chairman.
Participating schools were Louisville, Marlboro, Hartville, Middle-
branch, Waynesburg, Canal Fulton,
Jackson township, Beach City, Navarre, Minerva, Uniontown, Canton
township, East Sparta, Brewster,
East Canton, Greentown, and.
North Canton. j
Scouts Celebrate
30th Anniversary
President Roosevelt to Broadcast Thursday Evening
Today, February 8, the Boy
Scouts of America commence the
celebration of their thirtieth anniversary. Just thirty years ago an
unitentified English scout directed
W. D. Boyce, a Chicago publisher,
to his destination during a London
fog. The publisher, impressed by
the lad's prompt and cheery service offered him a shilling. The
scout replied "No, sir, I am a
Scout, Scouts do not accept tips
for courtesies." Mr. Boyce impressed by this act of kindness^ obtained
all the available information about
scouting and returned to America
with the determination to bring
scouting to America. Thus began
the largest and finest boys organization in America.
The President of the United
States shall formally extend his
greetings to the nation's scouts by
means of a special broadcast over
all the networks at 10:30 p. m. on
Thursday evening February 8.
President Walter W. Head of the
Boy Scouts of America and James
E. West, chief scout executive,
shall lead the scouts in this rededi-
cation service.
Troop 35 opened the local celebration last Sunday evening when
they participated in the Catholic
investiture ceremony held at St.
Peter's church, Canton:
Rev. Fr. Marceau, opened the
service with an address on scout-
ing's relation to the scout's practice of religion and_ stated that
scouting not only aids the boy in
becoming an ideal citizen but also
helps him develop spriitually. Immediately following Fr. Marceu's
address was the formal investiture
of fifty tenderfoot scouts. Troop 35
scouts who received neckerchiefs
and tenderfoot badges were Don
Festerly, Jack Bernard and James,
and Don Harrison. Fr. Heuman
then elaborated on the scout law
reverence and praised the scouting
organization for its splendid accomplishments. Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament was then given
by Monsig. Habig, pastor of St.
Peter's church. Taps then concluded the ceremony.
Members of troop 35 will attend
8:30 mass in a.body next Sunday.
Troop 35 members are urged to be
present in their uniforms.
Troop 1 will sponsor a unique
investiture next Sunday evening
February 11, at the Reformed
church at 7:30 p. m. The troop's
scoutmaster, Charles Smith
and Addison Roberts, assistant
scoutmaster, aided by the staff
members will execute the investiture, Frank Hoare and
Ralph Osborne, commissioners, will
also have a part to attend. Several
officials from the Canton office
have been invited to attend. Alva
Fye, a former Cub scout is to be
invested with a special ceremony
which is used only for admitting
Cubs into a scout troop. Other boys
to be invested are Arthur Schneider, Wendell Rice, Richard Meyers,
James Swearengin, Don Stover,
and Phil Meismer.
Troop 1 will also sponsor a
scouting window display. The display will be in the window of the
Royer Food Market on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of _ next
week. The array of articles will include handicraft articles made by
the scouts and other scouting articles of interest to the public.
Troop 10 members shall hold
their scout week church service
next Sunday morning when they
all attend church in uniform.
Two Seriously Injured
When Car Hits Culvert
Slippery Pavement, Reverse Bank in Road at Foot of Sand
Hill Blamed for Accident; Neighbors Extricate Injured
Men From Demolished Roadster
dropped several feet over the
Rites Held For
Arnold E. Post
The culvert on the south side of the road east of the
curve at the bottom of Sand Hill, late Tuesday afternoon
added two more names to the rapidly growing list of motorists who have met with accidents at this point when a roadster under the operation of Millard' Combs, 19, of Atwater,
skidded out of control, smashed into the culvert and then
bank, into a small creek.
With Combs at the time of the
accident was Charles Howell, 29,
of 1611 2nd. street NE., Canton,
who sustained internal injuries.
Combs received a fractured right
leg and was thought to be suffering from a possible skull fracture.
Apparently En Route To Work
According to all indications, the
men were en route to work at the
time of the accident, as a lunch
pail, thrown clear of the car resulting in a broken thermos bottle, was
leaking milk.
Though there was nothing to indicate what actually caused the
crash it is thought that due to the
slippery pavement, Combs lost control of the car as it left the concrete section of the road and struck
the reverse bank of the brick section.
The impact completely demolished the entire front end of the car
and broken pieces of the motor,
headlights, etc., were scattered
over the roadway. The car finally
wound up over the bank, facing
south.
Neighbors Aid Rescue Work
The sound of the crash brought
neighbors in the vicinity hurrying
to the scene and several of them
aided in extricating- Combs from
the wreckage where he had been
trapped with head almost hanging
in the water. Howell had been
thrown clear and was lying face
down in the creek when rescuers
arrived. They pulled him out, and
immediately summoned doctors and
ambulances.
The injured men were rushed to
Mercy hospital in Lewis and Greenho and Wackerly ambulances where
attendants today (Wednesday) described their condition as fair.
Deputy Sheriffs Schbndel and
Wiggins investigated the accident
as did the state highway patral.
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Rotary Enjoys
Sound Movies
Died Monday in Home After
Lingering Illness
Funeral services were held this
afternoon (Wednesday) at 3 p. m.
in Community Christian church in
charge of the Rev. M. A. Cossaboom, for Arnold E. Post, 36, who
died Monday at his home on Don-
ner road. He had been ill for several months.
Mr. Post was employed at the
Hoover company and at the time
of his death was assistant manager
of the factory service department.
Prominent in athletics, he was a
member of/ various teams at the
Community building. He was also
a member of the Community Christian church Sunday-school orchestra.
The body was taken to the
church at 11:30 this morning and
the casket remained open until the
service. Burial was made in the
North Canton cemetery by Lewis
parlors.
He is survived by his wife,
Frances; two daughters, Peggy and
Patsy of the home; three brothers,
.George and Harold both of North
I Canton and Arthur of Canton and
a sister, Evelyn Post, of North
Canton.
PTA To Discuss
Modern Problem
'Youth vs. Parents" Subject
of Council Meeting
80 Women At
Play Review
Woman's Club Holds Colonial
Tea Monday Afternoon
About eighty members and
guests of the North Canton Woman's club attended the colonial
tea and play review held in the
Community building Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Foster Crawford, president
of the club, welcomed the guests
and announced that the election of
officers would take place at the
first meeting in April.
Mrs. Clark Wehl, accompanied
by Mrs. Ward Mathie opened the
program with a group of songs.
Her numbers were: "Chester" by
Billings and "The Way. Worn Traveler" by Arnold.
A dramatic review of the Kaufman-Hart play, "The American
Way" was given by • Mrs. Beth
Shorb. The play is a condensation
of 42 years of American patriotism.
Receptionists were Mrs. H. L.
Schug and Mrs. C. R. Mummery.
Mrs. Catherine Cox and Mrs. Foster Crawford poured. Mrs. Wilbur
Howe served as chairman of the
tea committee.
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Mrs. William Lorenz has returned from Horseheads, N. Y.,
where she attended the funeral of
"Modern Youth vs. Old Fashioned Parents" will be the subject of
the panel discussion planned for
the meet of the Stark County
Council of the P.-T. A. at Genoa.
Monday evening, Feb. 12 at 8 p. m.
O. W. Briner of the Canton Y.
M. C. A. will serve as discussion
leader.
The young people's case will be
presented by Eleanor Rubright of
North Canton, Bob Humbert of
Middlebranch, Alice Ruth Schu
macher of Louisville, and Marvin
Oswald of Hartville, now attending
Kent State university.
Russell Shetler, member of the
county school board, who will represent the parents, lives in the vicinity of Navarre.
Others who are expected to be
at the meeting and take an active
part in the program are Howard
Faurer, Canal Fulton's superintendent of schools; J. F. Switzer, principal at Minerva and also a Hi-Y
adviser; Miss Frances Seederly,
girl's activities director of North
Canton's Community building; and
Miss Addis Bathelmerh. head of the
extension bureau of farm women.
Services Held For
Hartville Man
her brother, Sam Ball. Four brothers survive, Richard of Ft.
Wayne, Ind., Charles and Joseph
of Chicago and Harry of St. Paul, |
Minn.
H. L. Wertenberger Succumbs
in Home Saturday
Funerel services were held Monday afternoon in the home of W.
Maple street for Howard Lee Wertenberger, 48, lifetime resident of
Hartville and vicinity who died
Saturday morning in his home following a cerebral hemorrhage on
the night of January 15.
Mr. Wertenberger had operated
the meat market in the Acme store
for the past five years and prior to
that was proprietor of a grocery
and general merchandise store.
He was a member of the James
H. Young Post of the American
Legion, member of Emmanual Lutheran church and one of the organizers of the volunteer fire department and served in the capacity of chief since its inception.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary; two daughters, Arlene and
Ruth; three sisters, Mrs. Nelson
Hostettler and -Mrs. Norman
Werstler of Hartville, Mrs. Nelson
Stambaugh of North Canton; and
one brother, Charles Turner of
Louisville.
The Rev. H. C. Roehner, new
pastor of the Lutheran church, officiated at the services and burial
was in Mt. Peace cemetery with
I military honors.
Greentown Couple Will Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary Next Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Mathias McCrack-
en will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary February 11 in
their home at Greentown.
Mr. and Mrs. McCracken were
married February 11, 1875 at Uniontown, by the Rev. Mr. Burch.
Mr. McCracken is 89 and Mrs. McCracken 82. Mr. McCracken prides
himself on the fact that he is one
of the few people around -here who
saw and heard Abraham Lincoln.
It was in September 1860 at Fort
Wayne, Ind., that he and his father
I were within two hundred feet of
Lincoln when he gave his talk. McCracken rememhers Lincoln as tall,
very dark with a strong and commanding voice.
McCracken was born in a two
room log cabin a mile southwest
of Greentown, Oct. 29, 1850. Mrs.
McCracken was bom in Pennsylvania. Much of Mr. McCracken's boy
hood was lived iri and near Fort.
Wayne, where very often Indians
came to his home for food. They
would wait until the men" would go
to the fields out of sight, then
would demand food from the wo
men. His work on his father's farm
was to keep the deer and wild turkeys out of the wheat field, this
was done by having a path around
the field and 'it was his duty to patrol the path.
He says the story about the big
bad wolf coming down the chimney was a true fact in some of the
cabins. He remembers well one
night while visiting a boy friend
and sitting in front of the fire
place after the fire became low,
they heard a noise at the top of the
chimney, they quickly built up the
fire, thereby changing the mind of
the wolf.
There were many wild hogs near
his home and says a neighbor child
was killed- by them.
Mrs. McCracken although 82
years of age retains that twinkle
in her eyes that must have been
there when she married Mathias 65
years ago.
They have two sons, Clinton C.
of Cuyahoga Falls and Curtis E.
of Monroe Falls, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Shown Vast Working of Bell
Telephone System
Two representatives of the Ohio
Bell Telephone company present at
the Rotary meeting Thursday evening spoke and showed sound movies of the vast working of the
Bell system to club members.
The pictures covergd the different phases of American life now
dependent upon the telephone system and the manufacturing and operation of the network of the industry.
One film showed the laying of
the underwater cable across San
Farncisco bay while another portrayed the use of phones in airplane service, one of the great improvements made in the last few
years.
One of the most interesting films
shown was that of the hurricane .
which swept the New England
states and Canada in September of
1938. It showed the efficiency and
importance of the system in meeting an emergency that destroyed
thousands of dollars worth of property, marooned and cut off communications from many cities and
states. However within a short time
men and trucks from 20 states
were rushed to the stricken area
and soon had the poles, lines, and
cables fixed and replaced.
Thursday evening of this week
I the Rotary-Anns will entertain
'their husbands with a Valentine
party in the Community Christian
church at 6:30.
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Forum Postponed
Pierre Van Paassen to Lecture in April
The Town Hall committee, sponsors of the annual series of lecture-forums held at the Trinity Reformed church, have received notice of the_ illness of Pierre Van
Paassen, who was scheduled to appear as the closing lecturer on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 14.
At the same time, they were requested if possible to postpone his
appearance until Wednesday, April
17, which they have decided to do.
Those who have already participated in the first three of the series were H. V. Kaltenborn, Rt.
Hon. Alfred Duff Cooper, and the
Chicago Round table, made up of
Maynard C. Krueger, Dr. Walter
H. C. Laves, and Quincy Wright.
CHARLES YOUNG DEAD
Services Held Tuesday For Hart-
ville Resident
On Tuesday afternoon, funeral
rites were held in the Bogard funeral home at Hartville for Charles
Young, 68, who died shortly after
being admitted to Aultman hospital on Saturday.
Mr. Young had been working on
the Fred J. Rayot farm east of
Hartville for the past year.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Vema Nickerson of Cleveland and Mrs. Gladys Baccaro of
Newark, N. J.; one grandson; a ria-..
ter, Mrs. Ida Kelly of Canton and
brother, Frank of St. Louis. *•
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